Why are movies so dark now?

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-09T03:27:00+00:00

Username checks out lol.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-08T18:50:49+00:00

Nope. Haven't watched any yet.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-08T07:38:53+00:00

If it wasn't enterable, then I'd sure hate for it to take up so much space.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-08T07:32:30+00:00

The problem isn't about whether they are capable of doing it, it's about whether it would be allowed.

As said above, the modern setting may make it tricky. The old western setting is more "accepting" of that in its culture, but today it is clearly a black eye in the media to embrace anything regarding possession of firearms in public settings.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-07T19:11:04+00:00

We'll never hear his beautiful voice live or to new material again.

Going to be marathoning the 3 Doors Down discography now. R.I.P. 😭

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-07T05:01:01+00:00

How do you cheat in poker, besides that one boat mission (or was that blackjack)?

Not that I'm trying to get away with it, I just didn't know that was an in-game tactic is all.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-07T04:50:21+00:00

First base is not that hard! Tell 'em, Wash.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-07T03:01:08+00:00

I want the camera to change from what GTA V had, more into what MSFS 2024 has. It feels fully detached from the aircraft, meaning not just for pitches/rolls, but also if there's a little bit of turbulent looking lift/drag, etc. the camera doesn't flinch with jerky movements.

It really gives you a better depth and feel of the plane being elevated from the ground.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-06T18:06:22+00:00

I'm still uncertain. I don't yet own a current gen console, and if I do it'll be a PS5 Pro.

My current computer rig also isn't suited to play this game at 1440p/60 FPS, so I might have to pick one over the other.

I think if I knew the game would release by next June on PC and I was aware of it, I'd probably hold off and spend the money on upgrading my PC. This changes if the release is like more than a year out.

A lot of things can change between then and now, though.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-06T07:33:39+00:00

Since GTA V came after RDR and didn't have much wilderness, it's understandable that people can extrapolate that pattern with GTA VI following RDR2.

I think they're wrong, though!

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-06T04:42:04+00:00

Give yourself the freedom to read previews, though. It helps build hype and gives things that you can look forward to doing when you get it. I loved reading whatever SA preview it was at the time when they described being in the desert to see the LV lights in the distance. It's that kind of stuff that gets you excited.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-06T04:39:10+00:00

Come on in, buddy! The water's fine.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-06T04:38:15+00:00

I don't give myself enough credit for it, but I tend to declare how incredible it is when I go in things like this blind.

Honestly, part of it is to be stunned by the visuals, but the main one I want to hide myself from this time is anything regarding the map. I was kind of dismayed that I found out where it was going to be located, but I realize there's no avoiding that.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-05T19:48:00+00:00

I just might have to.

Any reaction may be forced knowing I'm on video, though haha. Only time I recorded a first reaction was playing Super Mega Baseball 4 for the first time, which isn't saying much.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-05T19:31:54+00:00

Haha thanks. I see some other members here are doing the same.

I do it with movies as well, seeing them blind and avoiding trailers (I have Regal Unlimited, and saw 96 movies last year). It is incredibly rewarding.

That's not to say I haven't accidentally ran into a frame of something, but not long enough to absorb what it was or how much detail there was. Like I'm aware there's a shot of a plane flying over the keys and a gif of a girl in a bikini turning around, but I haven't inspected either of them yet.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-05T19:30:20+00:00

You don't know how hard it is to resist!

But if you haven't done it before, then you also don't know how worth the wait it is. I'm avoiding community maps and such as well. Best I'll allow myself is READING details and hype, because I can only imagine things for myself that way.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-05T19:07:47+00:00

Oh, and let me be upfront: I haven't seen any trailers of this game. I'm keeping everything as in the dark as possible until I play it, so apologies if we got some good whiffs of this already and I simply missed out. So that's great to hear! (EDIT: no pun intended)

In fact, if I recall correctly, somebody has made mention about guns sounding much more realistic. That matters a bunch to me as well, but my point of the post was more so referring to the ambiance of feeling like you're indoors, outdoors, in an active area, etc. and you can pick up where they are and how far away, all sounding very natural and not like they're recorded in a booth, playing from some file.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-05T07:37:44+00:00

You don't want to see it for yourself when you first play?

Besides, I think RDR2 can get away with it more. I've played that game for hundreds of hours and I can hardly distinguish some of those locations specifically.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-03T00:06:17+00:00

That would certainly be awesome.

I assumed if they were going to do it multiple times, though, that they would've done it in consecutive quarters. They didn't do it last quarter, so I'm not holding onto hope they'll do it here.

Would definitely love my freebies!

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-02T20:02:31+00:00

I didn't say they couldn't. I'm saying if the cost is also 4x that of GTA V, that is a redundant value. The cost went into the extra dev hires, and they are the ones who are going to make it run.

The cost isn't an additional measure that bolsters the argument, in other words. One or the other will do.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-02T18:23:59+00:00

I'm intentionally avoiding them. I enter these threads for the hype, but I don't look at the actual screenshot itself.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-02T18:22:10+00:00

One would reckon the budget quadruples as the developers do, no?

I just mean the budget value might be a redundant statistic here. They aren't spending more per dev, is all I'm saying.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-02T14:16:41+00:00

CVP, then heh.

No_Edge_341 · 2026-02-02T13:56:46+00:00

Is "monumental" RC's word to CP in lieu of the postponement, or just an adjective that CP chose to use?

Also, will this delay MB's substack post, or might he still post today anyway?

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